that's hazardous material. we can't get to them. >> a triage center was established at a local high school but later evacuated for fear of a second explosion. >> right now, we have tremendous amount of injuries, probably over 100 injuries at this time, at this time. >> fires by the blast burned into the morning. those fires and possible dangerous fumes preventing emergency workers from searching the rubble. >> reporter: latest casualty numbers, 160 people injured at various regional hospitals. the guesstimate on deaths, 5-15. it has just been confirmed that two deaths are local ems paramedics. they are fearing more paramedics may have been lost as well. david scott in west texas, back to you. >> david, thank you very much. we will continue following the story throughout the morning. the "today" show will bring you the latest starting at 7:00. now, to breaking news in san francisco where streets in the

financial district are shut down as the bomb squad looks at a suspicious package. christie smith joins us live with the very latest. christie? >> reporter: good morning. what a morning here in san francisco already. right now, market street is still blocked off. we are in the 600 block. san francisco police are focusing on the 700 block. that's where they are investigating a suspicious package this morning at the same time. there was a large group of people out here dressed in period costumes trying to get down to the fountain to commemorate the 1906 earthquake. they just left and went to a plan "b" a couple of minutes ago. that's because they just couldn't have their shaceremony here at 5:11. at 2:47, san francisco police got a call of a suspicious package on the 700 block of market. they blocked off the streets and evacuated the area as the bomb squad was called in. i just spoke with one of the

organizers of the commemoration about how he found out. >> when i walked out of the side of the palace hotel, a cop was making a beeline for me. i said, i know i look silly in this outlook. i'm in no danger. they told me, go back to the hotel and await further orders. here i am. >> right now, we are waiting for word from san francisco police about the package. what they were able to find out. i asked an officer. is this a bag, a backpack. he said he didn't know. they have at least 12-15 officers out here blocking streets. in the meantime, that 5-11-06 commemoration, everyone took off in their antique cars and costumes a couple of minutes ago, went whizzing down market street. they are going to go ahead and hold the commemoration over at union square for the time being. that's the latest from here reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." in the meantime, we also continue to keep an eye on

boston where the investigation is ongoing. this morning, president obama and the first lady will travel to boston where they will attend a prayer service and meet with first responders. >> the president will also meet with state and local officials. that visit comes as investigators hone in on a suspect. they are examining surveillance video from a department store that shows a man dropping a bag or backpack near the site of one of the explosions. as for the bombs, we have learned at least one of them was powered by a battery made by a fremont company. they make the battery found at the blast site. it is commonly used in remote control cars. in the meantime, a bay area boy injured in the bombing is still hospitalized after his second surgery. 11-year-old aaron hern from martinez has serious leg wounds. he is trying to communicate with them using a touch pad. local running groups are pulling together this morning in support of the victims.

the organizers have planned a three-mile run for tonight, one mile for each victim. it will start at the store on college avenue at 7:30 and end in snow park. once there, runners will hold a moment of silence to honor the victims of the explosion. as always, we will continue to follow new developments surrounding the explosion throughout the morning here on "today in the bay" and our website, nbc bay area.com. the attorney for the family of 15-year-old audrie potts speaking out today against the los gatos saratoga union high school district after an alleged sexual attack that was photographed last fall. the saratoga high student killed herself days later. the pott family is taking legal action to say it needs to be held accountable for failing to properly handle audrie's case. marla tallez is in the newsroom with the latest. today, the pott family attorney, robert allard, is making himself available for questions surrounding the new legal claim that was just filed by the pott family. they are accusing teachers and

administrators at saratoga high school for a number of shocking allegations. the first one, the pott family says the district did not act when they knew 15-year-old audrie pott was being bullied. famtly the family is accusing the saratoga high school principal of prematurely accusing them while she was alive. the principal says awudrie's stepmother gave him permission to do so. they did nothing to stop the bullying. >> the key for what the pott family is looking at is, did the school know that audrie was being bullied? if the dissemination of the photographs and the bullying occurred on campus between

students, then that's something that the school perhaps should have prevented. >> the story broke just last week when three 16-year-old boys were arrested for allegedly assaulting audrey pott at an unsupervised house party. the boys are accused of taking pictures and then distributing them at school eight days later. she hanged herself. now, in regard to the new legal claim, the school district has issued a pretty lengthy statement. i will get into this in my next report including why the district says the boys were not disciplined right away. >> thank you very much, marla. it is 5:09. we will check in with meteorologist, christina loren. after a few windy days mother nature is sprinkling sunshine and warm weather along our way. >> you can get on out there and enjoy it comfortably on the beach. temperatures and wind will play a factor for the first part of the day. the winds are going to increase

as we head throughout the afternoon. we are not talking about the 40-50-mile-per-hour wind gusts any longer. we will get back to normal. 47 in san jose, 40, gilroy. by noon, temperatures climbing into the mid to upper 60s. low 70s. 71, san francisco. your full forecast in my next report. stay tune for that. 5:09. let's check that drive on a thursday with mike. more changes over in oak lapd, changes for the better by the coliseum. the north side, earlier traffic break and things gummed up. still, construction between the two directions but not on the actual roads for traffic. a note for the east bay lines. west oakland station reporting delays of possible 10-20-minute delays. once it reaches 20 minutes, bart sayings major delays. they are not he sooing that just

yet. some equipment problems in both directions. also, some delays out of the embarcadero station in san francisco because of equipment problems. watch the montgomery station. no changes requested. police activity and suspicious package which may affect the muni lines. we have one block closed between kearney and grant. the overhead muni lines might be a problem. bet low service, below the roadways, is not a problem. i will show the area where the closure is. 101 and 80 are okay through the city. 5:11. a powerful quake in pakistan. the latest numbers on death and injury. a powerful tech leader says he is ready to take on more than half of the u.s. senate. we will take a look coming up in business news.

i saw the rest home. people were buried under the rest home. the rest home was gone.

evacuating the rest home and helping them, getting the critical ones to the hospital here. it was just crazy. >> this is all after an explosion in west texas. it is breaking news. we continue to follow this morning about 160 people have been injured. as many as 15 dead so far. that count certainly could go up at least two of those that have been killed were ems crews that were on the scene of a fire at a fertilizer plant. the search continues for survivors. we will have live updates coming up. it is 5:14 right now. you might say this one is not a threat. it is a promise. one of san francisco's most powerful men says he will punish senators that voted against the new gun control law. scott mcgrew and ron conway promising to fund their opponents coming up at the next election. >> he definitely has the funds to do it. conway is an angel investor, arguably, the second most powerful person in san francisco

behind mayor ed lee. he is an early investor in all kinds of tech, including twitter. he told the san francisco chronicle, he is so angry about wednesday's vote in the senate, he will help candidates defeat senators that voted against expanded background checks. google reports profits today. do watch for increased costs. larry page has always said he wants google to change the world, not necessarily make money. now, the company makes a tremendous amount of money. while that is important to investors, it is not important to larry. google telling app developers interested in its new glass device, the company is going to be much more restricted than it is for android apps. android, you can do pretty much anything you want. glass, no, no advertisements and apps will have to be approved ahead of time. new users are also discovering it is going to be difficult to sell your google glass to someone else, because they are associated with one google account and that's not transferrable. >> let's get a check on markets.

mary thompson live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning, mary. >> good morning to you. futures are higher across the board following wednesday's selloff. yesterday's action marked the third straight move as it fell 138 points to close at 4,618. the nasdaq dropping 60 points to finish at 3,204. commodities continuing to be vol tid. crud this seems like the perfect end to the housing crisis. some homeowners that got settlement checks after that big multi-bank lawsuits say the checks bounced. no one got very much money. the company charged of disbursement tells "the new york times" it made a mistake. it has been fixed. the checks will go through. but somehow that just seems like --

>> the check is in the mail. >> thank you very much. 5:16. meteorologist, christina loren, joining us again. we said, some winds starting out. then, it is going to turn real nice. >> real nice. finally, the wind dropping off. a lot of people have been complaining about the gusty conditions. the good news is, we need a break after everything that's happening. we are going to see a really good-looking day today. that beautiful weather will continue well into the upcoming weekend. you are so close. temperatures this weekend are in the 30s. 39, gilroy. 43, livermore. 50, san francisco. temperatures chilly. a bit of a windchill factor with some pretty strong wind gusts. half moon bay is running 18 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago. you will certainly notice the difference out there today. you can hit the beach comfortably. we are going to see a really nice rebound later on today. good morning. concord. wind starting to drop off. you certainly notice that difference in the east bay hills where the winds were whipping

for the past couple days. we have major warming starting today. temperatures climbing each and every day. by the end of that warming trend, i actually put 90s for the very first time on your seven-day forecast. we will show you that in just a minute. for today, what you need to know. this is the coolest day for the next 5-6. 80 degrees in livermore, 77, fremont, 71 degrees, comfortable conditions in san francisco specially when you consider we are going to lose that wind, which may have kept you indoors. friday, into saturday, we keep on climbing. lots of sunshine on tap for the weekend. great weekend to hit the beach. inland, kind of warm on sunday. sunday, 87 degrees. monday, tuesday, and wednesday of next week, it is going to be scorching, an early taste of summer. want to check on your drive thursday. want to make sure you get to work safely with mike inouye. >> it is the drive but more the ride that we are going to start out with. we have b.a.r.t. delays, major delays. bordering on major delays, 10-15

at west oakland. the major00 in the east bay, delays getting over toward the san francisco side or the east bay spot. we are tracking that earlier problem. reported at the embarcadero station. the muni underground not reporting delay. market near third, between kearney and grant, a closure for the one block area because of a suspicious package. that ceremony has been moved. the surface streets through the area, they are okay as you are heading through the area. east shore, no major delays. a light flow of traffic there across san mateo and dumbarton. no delays here. we will end with a fremont shot for southbound 880, nice, smooth flow. no delays for 880 along the stretch. thank you very much. at 5:19. new this morning, the death toll continues to rise near the pakistan, iranian border

following a powerful earthquake earlier this week. at least 35 are dead. 150 others hurt. pakistan's army is helping rescue crews dig through the rubble looking for survivors. the magnitude 7.8 struck on tuesday. two powerful aftershocks rocked that area yesterday. >> now, to an investigative unit exclusive. there could be surprises for people that don't have insurance under the new federal tax care act. this comes at tax time. steven saw a little wrinkle in the new health care law that involves the irs and you. the man who oversees the irs says the agency now needs to do a better job at getting the word out. the law is known as the affordable care act. you have probably heard of that. few people outside of lawyers and accountants and the offices actually know it will penalize many people who do not have health care insurance by docking their tax refunds.

that, says the man who oversees the irs, presents a problem. he says the agency has not publicized this penalty as much as it should. >> many americans do not realize the extent that the internal revenue service will be involved in the implementation of the affordable care act. >> the irs would not comment on the inspector general's criticism. they are getting ready to place enforcements in this new law. president obama asking congress for $440 million to help the irs get ready to oversee this part of the health care law. coming up tonight, steven stock breaking down this new law in extreme details. he has the list of penalties that you will have to pay if you don't have health insurance. that's coming up tonight at 11:00. 5:21. l.a. county sheriff's employees getting a demotion. they are accused of cheating at a charity relay race.

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welcome back on a thursday morning. a live look from the south bay. that is the hp pavilion, home of your san jose sharks tonight. hosting the wild from minnesota hoping to keep things going if the playoffs get close. it is 5:23. several los angeles county sheriff's employees being demoted for allegedly cheating at a charity relay race. the punishment stemming from last year's baker to vegas foot race where different law enforcement agencies compete with a run through the mojave desert. this time around, the l.a. county sheriff's team brought in a fast ringer to run for them. five people have since been opini punished including three department supervisors who have been demoted. total woman gym and spa has started construction on a new

13,000 square foot facility near west gate shopping center on the west side of town. they are looking to hire 50 workers for the new gym. >> 5:24. christina loren saying mother nature gets a little bit of a work-out out there making things nice for us. we have a good-looking day shaping up. temperatures are going to be warm in the east bay later on today. the warmest city across the bay touching on the low 80s. make sure you are ready for that. you are talking about beautiful conditions in san francisco. 71 there, 72 on the warm sands of santa cruz. first, want to get you out of the door on time. we will get to the map and show you the south bay where we have a nice smooth flow of traffic. no one expected things going on here. now, we get to the good stuff or the bad stuff. west 580 approaching the dublin interchange. there is a significa alert invoa big rig.

they are right there at that dubl dublin interchange. look at the big slowing developing. slowdowns coming out of livermore. that might make 84 get more busy as folks cut out through livermore. we are looking over toward the bay bridge with no major delays. over to the city side, we have the closure on market for the one block between kearney and grant. we are looking over toward the bay bridge toll plaza with the backup not yet forming in the cash lanes. interstate 80 through dixson eastbound, a very serious accident closing for a medical helicopter. in the north bay, your commute dpre direction. back to you. thank you very much, mike. more questions and concerns this morning over those busted bolts on the new bay bridge. the sacramento bay is reporting some steel anchor bolts produced in 2010 for the bridge failed the same quality test as the

bolts manufactured five years ago which broke last month. the results contradict earlier statements by the california department of transportation saying only bolts produced in 2008 had failed tests. last month, more than 30 bolts snapped after being tightened on the new eastern span of the bay bridge. it is 5:26 right now. we continue following two pieces of breaking news this morning. kris christie smith has just talked to police. she will have the latest on the street shut down in san francisco for a suspicious package. a small texas town, crews are now going door to door trying to find missing people after an explosion at a fertilizer plant

. > there was just a major, major explosion. the windows came in on me, the roof came in on me, the ceiling came in. >> the school is gone, the apartments are gone. it is horrible.

a desperate search for survivors in west texas. a small town leveled after an explosion at a fertilizer plant. at least 160 people are injured. as many as 15 dead with more expected. dozens of homes and buildings completely wiped out. this morning, the search is on for people still missing, including officers and firefighters. >> it was just about 5:30. good morning, everybody. we appreciate you joining us. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia cannon. details are still coming in. this morning, we are getting a better idea of just how large this explosion was. people, more than 70 miles away from the town of west say they felt that blast. it was so large, the usgs says it registered the same as a 2.1 magnitude earthquake. in that town, a lot of people are using the words, extreme devastation. >> police seeing that blast leveled homes for blocks. with the sun coming up, they are still looking for survivors. the firefighters fighting that initial fire at the plant. they are missing as well as

police officers that were working the scene. other emergency responders going from business to business right now, house to house this morning, still looking for any survivors that may be out there that they can help and help is poring in from nearby towns. "today in the bay's" david scott is in west texas. we will check in with him for a live update coming up in a few minutes. breaking news. san francisco ace bomb squad has just given the all-clear for a suspicious package found in the financial district. kiss christie smith is live. >> reporter: market street is back open, shut down for a couple of hours. they opened it 5, 10 minutes ago. an officer pulled down the tape. what they are telling me is that the suspicious package on the 700 block was actually a suitcase. it was left closed. that's why they are being so

cautious. people are going to be gathering there this morning. that's why they brought in the bomb squad. the fountain is where the 1906 earthquake explosion is supposed to take place. the commemoration, instead, moved to union square at the last minute. now, what happened, about 2:47 this morning, san francisco police were notified about that suspicious package. an officer tells me they sent in a robot. it just turned out to be a harmless suitcase. i asked what was inside. that officer said he didn't know but they evacuated the area as a precaution. many people just standing by waiting for that commemoration to start this morning, waiting in period costumes but they suddenly took off in antique cars. again, over to union square. san francisco mayor, ed lee, sent out a tweet saying they are continuing that commemoration there this morning instead. for now, the all-clear is given

and market street is back open. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> let's take you live to boston medical center. an update on the condition of people injured in that blast on monday at the finish of the bos ton marathon. let's listen in. >> families. we wanted to be here to answer any questions about that. we are really working hard to make sure everybody gets the care they need. >> can we taupe up to questions? >> so obviously the people who were there, the spectators and the runners, are going to have emotional trauma. things happening. what about the first responders. what sort of trauma. a lot of them in the tent then went to the hospital where they worked and have just been working. when should they expect to start processing or feeling that? >> basically, right away. our social work department and my group has been holding

debriefings to debrief our staff. i met with people in the emergency department to debrief monday's event. the emts present there joined us. we are constantly trying to engage staff in that. that's an ongoing process. people are already starting to feel the emotional impact. >> what is that like, the emotional impact? what does that look like? >> right now, we are listening live at boston medical center. officials talking about the victims of the bombing on monday. updating us on those conditions. the totals we have from the boston medical center, 16 people still at the hospital being treated. one remains in critical condition. 12 in serious condition, three in fair and two are still in surgery and being worked on. once again, boston marathon being updated from boston medical center. we want to now give you the latest on the bombing. investigators, authorities now honing in on a possible suspect this morning. investigators say a department

store surveillance camera recorded a man dropping a bag or backpack at the site of the explosion, in both explosions. president obama and the first lady will be in boston to offer their support. they will meet with first responders and state and local officials. we are learning more about one of the victims killed in the bombings. . lu lindzi was a boston national. people in her hometown have been expressing sorrow and sympathy for her entire family. we will continue to follow the developments. a live report coming from boston in about ten minutes. 5:35. san mateo taking a step to better prepare themselves for a major emergency. more than 20 agencies taking part in a county-wide emergency drill. it will test the county's

ability to mass distribute medicine from the u.s. center for disease control. officials will go door to door visiting more than 15,000 homes to simulate handing out medicine in the event of a flu pandemic or biological attack along with food or water-borne illnesses. breaking news in west texas. new details emerging as emergency responders going door to door trying to find survivors of the deadly fertilizer plant explosion. david scott live in the town of west. david, we are curious what are you hearing this morning as of right now? >> reporter: well, i'll tell you, they have been going door to door and searching through rubble all night long. now, at least, they have the benefit of the dawn's early light. we have also had a heavy cold rain squall just move through here. that cannot help the search and rescue whatsoever. latest count, 160 injured. guesstimated dead, 5-15. at least two of those are ems

paramedics. they fear they may have lost more paramedics as well. the search will go on here all day long. about half of the 2800 people who live here were evacuated overnight for fear of toxic fumes. >> david, we are hearing this morning that there are reports that that fertilizer plant was cited for a permit violation several years ago. what do you know? what can you tell us about that? >> i know a bit. this goes back to 2006. they apparently didn't file for or submit the proper paperwork. the he can logical divisions of the government looked into it. they got things squared away. we don't know what caused the thing last night. there was a small fire at the plant, about 45 minutes before the explosion. as you know, fire, ammonia, fertilizer don't mix very well. they will go over the scene with a fine tooth comb as they can get to everything and get some answers. a large contingent of federal

investigators are on their way here right now to also find out what caused this. >> david scott in west texas, thank you very much for the update. we will be checking back in. >> a story we will continue to follow. in the meantime, we want to get your day started and help you get going. a nice day on tap, christina? >> i want to give you an idea what they are working with right now in west texas. that is a very potent storm system. they will be dealing with severe weather in that area for the next three to four hours. we will keep tabs on that as that story continues to develop this morning. we are in the 40s and 50s. it's chilly out there. grab your coat. we are headed toward the 70s and 80s. temperatures are going to be nice and mild for today with a nice afternoon rebound as we head through your friday, even warmer. great beach and barbecue weather returns to the bay area. make those plans with your family as we head throughout the upcoming days. we have major changes coming our way. the heat will crank. the warmest weather thus far this year. so make sure you are ready.

80 inland. a lot of folks getting out the front door here. fremont, by the truck scales, north of the tesla plant at mission boulevard, an increase for the southbound head light side. the northbound side also picking up a number of cars. the big east bay troubled spot. the significant alert declared for west 580 back over here toward the dublin interchange. as we are looking westbound, we still have the slow lane blocked by a crash involving a big rig and another car. it sounds like some extensive injuries to at least one person there. i don't know which vehicle the person was in. 101, we'll send it back to you. >> thanks a lot, mike. the time is 5:39. the man accused of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar. we will let you know why he

might finally be entering a plea. investigators hone in on a possible suspect for the boston bombings. we will have the latest in a live report.

right now, we take you back to boston. this is from the boston medical center. on monday, you recall two bombings at the finish of the boston marathon. the officials there updating us on the status of victims that remain at the hospital. a lot of people have been released. the boston medical center, we are being told 16 patients still there, one of them in critical condition. three of them in fair condition. two remain in surgery. a total of 12. a dozen people still in serious condition. we will keep you updated on everything happening in boston. it is 5:42. the president and first lady will visit boston today to try to lend comfort and support following monday's fatal bombing at the boston marathon. in the meantime, a big break

that has investigators closing in on a suspect. chris pollone joins us. >> reporter: a big day for healing and comfort for the people in boston, anxious to see some sort of an arrest. the president and the first lady will land in ban hour for ar inter-faith prayer vigil. the president is expected to speak toward the end of the service. this is a time obviously of great tension. people in boston wanting to see some sort of break. it appears one big break happened yesterday. that is rights tell nbc news that they have honed in on a potential suspect spotted in a surveillance camera video that was taken from a department store across the street from where the second bomb went off. authorities tell nbc news that they have sfotpotted a man on h cell phone in that video.

he appears to put down a black backpack or duffle back on to the ground. they have said before that it appears that both bombs were placed inside some sort of black nylon backpack. that's how they are tying this person to the scene. the next is to try and identify who that person is, where he might be, where he may have come from, who he is tied to. that's what we assume they are doing today. it would be interesting to see if they release this photo to get the public's help in identifying him. we expect this to continue moving forward. fbi technicians were seen balking down boyleston street looking for any piece of the bomb they could find to put it back together and determine where the components were bought. that may be another way of tracking down this suspect. laura, i'll send it back to you. all right. chris pollone, live in boston. we will continue to follow new

developments surrounding the explosion here on "today in the bay" and on our website, nbc bay area.com. the family of 15-year-old audrie pott has more than a few words for the school district they say failed to do anything to stop their daughter from being bullied. her suicide last fall now coming to life after three 16-year-old boys were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting her, taking pictures of the incident and leaking those photos on the saratoga high school campus. the pott family now preparing to take full legal action against the district. "today in the bay's" marla tallez is in our newsroom with reaction from both sides. marla, good morning. the pott family has just filed a new legal claim against a los gatos, saratoga high school district. the family is getting ready to file an official lawsuit. a slew of shocking allegations. the first one, the potts say the district did not act when they knew 15-year-old audrey pott was being bullied. they discuss the issue with the

saratoga high school principal. our internal investigation showed that awudrie never sough counseling. audrie hanged herself a little over a week after pictures of her alleged sexual assault spread throughout her high school. our legal analyst says, there is one key question here. dissemination of the photographs and the bullying occurred on campus between students. then, that's something that the school perhaps should have prevented. >> the 16-year-old boys accused of the sexual assault were arrested last week. two were dropped from the high school football team but never disciplined otherwise. as for why they were not suspended or expelled, the district's statement reads, quote, school districts cannot expend or expel someone based

solely on alleged behavior outside of school, end quote. if you would like to read all four pages of the school's response, it is pretty lengthy. today, the pott family attorney will be answering questions about this brand new legal claim. jon and laura? >> thank you very much. i want to turn to meteorologist, christina loren. she has a look at our forecast today. >> i get to be the bearer of good news on an otherwise sad start to a thursday morning. we have a lot to talk about in the weather department. really, no severe weather headed our way until we hit this weekend. it won't be that severe. i am talking about the kind where you will need to use your a.c. you could overdo it if you spend too much of your energy outdoors. we are talking about temperatures in the 90s. the warmest weather of the year so far just around the corner. big ridge of high pressure moves in today. i want to start this live picture, san jose, to show you the twinkling lights.

nice, clear conditions out there. it is really nice out there. those winds have substantially dropped off overnight so now we are in the 2-7-mile-per-hour rage. where as over the past couple days, those winds have been whipping. good news there. also, better fire safety for today in the next couple days with better humidity recoveries overnight. we are going to see some pretty good-looking days. 47 to start in san jose, 39 in gilroy. turning down right hot. at noon, you are peeling off your first layer. temperatures climbing in the mid to upper 60s. we'll round off the day at 4:00 p.m. that's when our highs come in. lucky sevens for fremont, san jose, los gatos. 72, pretty comfortable, right by the beach. if you want to hit santa cruz, get your mind off of everything, that's a good place to be, 72 degrees is perfection out tear, not too hot, not too cold. as we get into the next few days, things are going to continue to change. we have more in terms of warmth headed our way.

we will be in the low 90s month staying hot tuesday into wednesday. it could be a lot warmer. that's a sign that things could actually heat up more so. we will keep tabs on that for you. 5:48. he is keeping tabs on your drive. >> 880 past the coliseum. if you are going southbound, just before you get to the coliseum. traffic starting to build. no major issues. all these bright lights, construction between both directions. they are expanding, continuing expansion project. if you typically take b.a.r.t. to avoid this, you can. better niz f better news for the system. west oakland, minor delays, five, ten minutes at the most. we had earlier mechanical difficulties with trains coming out of west oakland station in both directions. starting to clear up. union, no more delays. market has reopened. the earlier suspicious package has cleared.

caltrans, no delays either. your big delay for the east bay, your significant ale alert that involving a big rig and another vehicle at the 680. expect more traffic here. we'll end with a quick look at the foster city side of the san mateo bridge where traffic flows smoothly over there. no problems. wind, much calmer there. 5:50. the man suspected of kidnapping and killing morgan hill teenager, sierra lamar, is expected back in court. he is scheduled to appear for a plea hearing. his plea has been delayed several times most recently because of the technical problem with dozens of photo discs and interview videos which prosecutors gave to the defense team. they do not want to enter a plea until they understand what evidence the prosecution has. garcia torres is charged with kidnapping and murder in the disappearance of sierra lamar

last year. her body has yet to be found. >> they are hoping that will let them catch a child molester who disguised himself as a maintenance worker to take advantage of a little young. he is believed to have attacked a 7-year-old girl last saturday. he posed as a maintenance worker to get into an apartment on oak an tenth street. at some point, he was alone in a room with a 7-year-old little girl and began molesting her. a family member ran into the room and he ran off. six feet tall, thin build, light-brown hair, light beard, early to mid-50s. 5:51. new into our newsroom, the warriors released their plan for the playoffs. we are going to tell you when you will get to see them in the postseason for the first time in six years. >> an apple stunt dips to a low

it has not seen in years. we will take a look in business news.

golden state locking up the sixth seed in the western conference. last night, all about steph curry setting a new single-season record for three-pointers made. that was number 270. he nailed that one in the second quarter. curry adds to his record. finishes the season with 272 baskets from beyond the arc. that kid really coming into his own this year. the warriors win that one. the denver nuggets. that's a look at the schedule for the first four games of the best of seven. game one, saturday in denver. the very first home game for the

warriors is a week from tomorrow. tickets for the games at oracle arena go on sale saturday morning starting at 10:00 a.m. 5:54. >> apple is no longer the apple of investors eyes. >> investors worried there is not much ahead for apple. good investors buy based on the future success of the company and sell on the future failures. we can make a conclusion that many feel that although apple is a strong company, there is nothing ahead in the pipeline to justify that higher price. we do expect apple to up its dividend and still investors are not interested. apple dipped below 400 and recovered slightly to 402. investors take a clue from cirrus logic. they said orders had fallen. about 8 out of every 10 orders they get come from apple. so the thinking goes, apple is

cutting orders. google and microsoft report profits. google watches out for increasing costs, declining margins. a fed governor said he expects the american economy will continue to grow. therefore, time for the fed to stop its buying spree. many people think the easy money is the reason the stock market has done so well. this fellow, jeffrey lackert,. s music.twitter.com. twitter says it is about to launch a music discovery feature. look for an update here and as an app on your iphone or ipad. 5:56. tickets going on sale for a

hyped-up and very hot ticket for the outside lands concert. we told you yesterday morning, big-time headliners in the golden gate park event this year. paul mccartney will be there, red hot chili papers, phoenix and nine-inch nails set to perform during that three-day festival in august. tickets start today at noon. should be a good show. 5:56. still ahead. it is overwhelming to us for a town of 2400. we have three ambulances and there are literally hundreds of people hurt. >> we continue to get updates out of west texas on the devastating explosion. a live report with the latest developments next.

the school is gone. the apartments are gone. it is horrible. >> i'm trying to do the best i can. they are trying to sit me down, because i'm bleeding. i said, i have a job to do. there are people hurt more than me. >> a raging fire and massive explosion five to six city blocks in west texas. more than 100 people are hurt, an untold number now dead as a community searches the smoldering ruins of that blast zone for any signs of life. good morning. thank you very much for joining us. i'm jon kelley. i'm laura garcia cannon. it is an explosion set to be so powerful. the area around the blast reduced to rubble, a skeleton. among the damage, buildings, 50-75 houses and apartment complex with about 50 units, a middle school, a nursing home where first responders actually evacuated more than 100 patients. some in wheelchairs. daybreak is bringing rain and

wind along with it at the command post. crews are forced to go door to door knocking on the doors trying to find survivors and help the injured. so many of those injured as well are set to be first responders, paramedics, firefighters that ush ared to the sce rushed to the scene of the original fire that happened before the explosion. david scott has the latest on the breaking details. good morning, david. >> to add insult to injury here in the past hour, a very windy, cold rain squall has moved through town. that cannot make the search and rescue go any better. on the bright side, we are getting the dawn daylight. that will make the search go easier as well. they have been hunting for folks all night long. it began last evening with a small fire at the fertilizer plant. 45 minutes later, the big blast. cell phone videos submitted to kxas shows the fireball, the

blast ripping through the west fertilizer plant in texas. >> the plant was on fire prior to the explosion. it was fully engulfed when i arrived. >> firefighters were on the scene as well as ems when the explosion occurred. >> i had no idea how many ems people may be hurt. >> a blast so strong many thought it was an earthquake. >> massive, just like iraq, just like the murray building in oklahoma city, same kind. hydrous exploded. so you can imagine what kind of damage we are looking at there. >> it rattled everything in the house. it took my bret away. >> reporter: 75 buildings, including homes, a middle school and nursing home damage or destroyed. >> there are homes leveled, businesses leveled, massive devastation in the downtown west area. >> we have a lot of people still trapped in houses but that's dangerous